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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cub Crafters CC18-180 · Pennsboro, WV · June 16, 2014

Date: June 16, 2014 · 20:00 local
Place: Pennsboro, WV
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N696RP
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14LA294
Reported as: Cub Crafters CC18-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360-C4P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,531 total28 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N696RPRegistered now · Cub Crafters CC18-180S/N CC18-0047 · Built 2010 Airframe modelCub Crafters CC18-180 Engine modelLycoming O-360-C4PReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During the climbout on runway 21 of the private grass strip near Pennsboro water supply lake in Pennsboro, WV, the engine began sputtering approximately 100 feet AGL after takeoff. According to the pilot, the engine quit or went to idle with the propeller still turning. The pilot turned left and prepared to land in his yard near the lake, but the aircraft stalled and impacted the ground of a field near the top of the lake hillside with the left wing, propeller, and left main landing gear, spinning the aircraft around towards the end of runway 21. The aircraft then slid approximately 250 feet down the slope of the hillside to the lake below, coming to a stop at the water's edge (approximately .25 miles from the end of the runway). The pilot and passenger then exited the aircraft with no injuries reported. The aircraft received substantial damage to the left and right wings, fuselage, engine mount, engine firewall, left main landing gear, and propeller blades.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE CLIMBOUT ON RUNWAY 21 OF THE PRIVATE GRASS STRIP NEAR PENNSBORO WATER SUPPLY LAKE IN PENNSBORO, WV, THE ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL AFTER TAKEOFF. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ENGINE QUIT OR WENT TO IDLE WITH THE PROPELLER STILL TURNING. THE PILOT TURNED LEFT AND PREPARED TO LAND IN HIS YARD NEAR THE LAKE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND OF A FIELD NEAR THE TOP OF THE LAKE HILLSIDE WITH THE LEFT WING, PROPELLER, AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT AROUND TOWARDS THE END OF RUNWAY 21. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET DOWN THE SLOPE OF THE HILLSIDE TO THE LAKE BELOW, COMING TO A STOP AT THE WATER'S EDGE (APPROXIMATELY .25 MILES FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY). THE PILOT AND PASSENGER THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS, FUSELAGE, ENGINE MOUNT, ENGINE FIREWALL, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND PROPELLER BLADES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA14LA294Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPennsboro, WVA loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because the postaccident engine examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.Jun 17, 2014 · Substantial damage